- G08 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM G08 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G08 – other international versions of ICD-10 G08 may differ.
ICD-10-CM G08 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 023 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc or chemotherapy implant or epilepsy with neurostimulator
- 024 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis without mcc
- 091 Other disorders of nervous system with mcc
- 092 Other disorders of nervous system with cc
- 093 Other disorders of nervous system without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Septic embolism of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
- Septic endophlebitis of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
- Septic phlebitis of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
- Septic thrombophlebitis of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
- Septic thrombosis of intracranial or intraspinal venous sinuses and veins
Type 1 Excludes
- intracranial phlebitis and thrombophlebitis complicating:
- abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.7)
- pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O22.5, O87.3)
- nonpyogenic intracranial phlebitis and thrombophlebitis (I67.6)
Type 2 Excludes
- intracranial phlebitis and thrombophlebitis complicating nonpyogenic intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis (G95.1)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to G08:
- intracranial > Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) I74.9
- venous sinus (any) > intracranial G08
- intraspinal venous sinuses or veins > Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) I74.9
- venous sinus > Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) I74.9
- vein > Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
- intracranial or intraspinal (septic) > vein G08
- intracranial (venous) sinus (any) > Phlebitis (infective) (pyemic) (septic) (suppurative) I80.9
- intraspinal venous sinuses and veins > Phlebitis (infective) (pyemic) (septic) (suppurative) I80.9
- cavernous sinus (venous) > Thrombophlebitis I80.9
- cerebral (sinus) (vein) > Thrombophlebitis I80.9
- intracranial venous sinus (any) > Thrombophlebitis I80.9
- intraspinal venous sinuses and veins > Thrombophlebitis I80.9
- lateral sinus (venous) > Thrombophlebitis I80.9
- longitudinal sinus (venous) > Thrombophlebitis I80.9
- sinus (intracranial) > Thrombophlebitis I80.9
- venous sinus (any) > intracranial (arterial) I66.9
- intraspinal venous sinuses and veins > Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) I82.90